Post 34 dominates in win

Sunday

Jul 25, 2010 at 12:29 AM

Tuscaloosa’s American Legion Post 34 will play in the finals winner’s bracket today at 4:15 p.m. to try and get a No. 1 seeding in the state tournament.

BIRMINGHAM | Tuscaloosa’s American Legion Post 34 will play in the finals winner’s bracket today at 4:15 p.m. to try and get a No. 1 seeding in the state tournament.Post 34 defeated Bessemer Post 149 Saturday 25-4 in the sub-state tournament’s second round at Birmingham Southern College. Today Post 34 will play the winner of a second-round game between Dothan Post 12 and Decatur Post 15 to determine the order for the top two seeds seeds.Chase Davidson was on the mound for Saturday’s win, pitching 41⁄3 innings and giving up four hits and one run while striking out four batters. Leading Post 34’s bats were Jake Vickerson with four singles and a double, Tanner Ashcraft with two singles and a three-run home run, and Sam Kelley with three singles and a double.Neil Lawler was the losing pitcher for Bessemer. In three innings he gave up nine runs on seven hits. He led his team at the plate with a solo home run.Post 34 takes a 39-16 record into this afternoon’s sub-state finals game.

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